Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In my experience as both buyer and seller - the photo listings are by far the most trustworthy group if you watch for buyers and sellers with 99.5 - 100% feedback; and avoid the "email me for this unbelievable deal." There seem to be geographic areas (which I'm not going to mention because I don't wish to paint with a broad brush) which I avoid because they seem to have a history of problems of one sort or another. I'd suggest that you start by simply watching closely the items which interest you. Then jump in on some small items to get a feel for how it all works. Take note of the feedback when transactions complete. I believe that there's a bit of a learning curve to discover the nuances of buying and selling on the bay - not unlike buying and selling at actual live auctions, which I used to do quite a bit of. There too, I signed up as a buyer, received a paddle and simply watched how each auctioneer did their business. After a few auctions, I became comfortable enough to bid on some inexpensive items and gradually found the comfort level to jump in on higher priced items. Regards, George Lottermoser george@imagist.com On Aug 2, 2006, at 8:32 PM, Ric Carter wrote: > How does one shop safely there? Is there a way to pretty much > guarantee safe transactions?